Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Direct Pulp Capping Versus Pulpotomy for Primary Molars
Lead Sponsor:
King Abdullah University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Conditions:
Vital Pulp Therapies
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-10 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Interventions for treating deep carious lesions in teeth with no history of pain or teeth with reversible pulpitis are referred t...
Detailed Description
Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of direct pulp capping (DPC) when compared to pulpotomy in primary molars with carious pulp exposure using a calcium si...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy patients.
- Age 4-10 years.
- Primary molar with deep caries present bilaterally.
- Teeth should be restorable.
- Clinically normal asymptomatic tooth or symptoms of reversible pulpitis (No history of pain or provoked pain subsides upon removal of the stimulus).
- Radiographically: caries in the inner half of the dentin approaching the pulp.
Exclusion
- History of spontaneous pain.
- Soft and hard tissue pathology.
- Mobility or exfoliating tooth.
- No pulp exposure after caries excavation.
- Inability to achieve hemostasis after 6 minutes.
- Radiographically: Root resorption exceeding 1/3 of the root, apical pathology.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06973057
Start Date
October 1 2023
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
May 15 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Jordan Univeristy of Science and Technology
Irbid, Jordan, 22110